Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-19
BASE BALLS CHANCES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE TO Mfl1i
At RIRAHINGHAMTO TOMORROW

Ouo-H mat ChHtthnohEA says Abou'
President MOrrow-Mob!le Doubtful
asto Entering the League.
President Morrow has called q mee.ins
OF the Southern Base Ball League a
Birmingham tomorrow. The Savannah
association has TeitgrapneG G"arleston
delegate g look s:tsf sAHHaas.'a later
ests. Chattanooga being no longer q
league city, Mr.. Morrow did not feel in
duty bound to be governed by the resolu
tion adopted at the October meeting
naming Chattanooga as the meeting
place.
At the Birmingham meeting the make.
up Of The Southern League for the pres.
ent season Will he determined. At pres
ent the league is composed Of but four
clubs, Nashville, Charleston, Memphis
nj New Orleans. j. is eXrecfed tnar
Birmingham and Mobile VIII be admitted,
and probably Little Rock aud Evansville.
The Nashville Union, one OF the best in.
formed base ball papers in the South, says
that IT 10 iG!e to speculate as to the com.
pleXi0n Of the league, but IL Is pretty GER
tain that u new circuit will be formed at
the Birmingham meeting, ard the league
placed Oh sound basis. A few days will
tell the tale.
IN FAVOR OF REDUCTION.
In writing OF the guaran-
tee fund the Union saws; at has been
evident for the past three months that the
smaller cities were undertakiu To carry
big load in the $4,000 forfeit Financially
weak, and ia some cases depending en-
tirely upon popular support for the
necessary dollars, it has been found
almost a matter OF impOssiblity to raise so
large sum merely as guarantee of
good faith. and which wac to lie idle in
bank for nine months. II was serious
question with directors and stock holders,
and In some instances it was looked upon
as an eXOrbitaDt demand. It. seems to US,
it would be wise move to make the con-
cession and 20 ahead with the organ!Za-
ton. We do not mean TO advance the idea
that Savannah should alone be granted
this favor, but the amount should be re-
duced to 81 ESQ in order that Mobile and
Birmingham may not Ne required to raise
more money than Is necessary for the
proper support Of their clubs. Nashville,
New OrleaLs, Memphis and Charleston
are well able to stand high guarantee;
but they would STICK without the forfeit
rule just as well as with it, and 1t would
be- wise to make it $1,000 OF $1,000 for all.
81 lie Union has Ceen strong advocate
of reas Jnably large forfeit, because it
believed that the permanency of the
league would be b-st su observed by it.
but it is now evident that $1,000 IS as
much as some clubs can afford to raise
for that purpose. In the event that
Savannah should he dropped Charleston,
one oil the bes. if not the best, town in
the circuit, would be out OF the question,
and strong league could not be formed
by the western towns"
CHATTANOOGA Is MAD.
Chattanooga does not like the way in
which President Morrow advised her of
the forfeiture of her franchise. The
Times saws:
president Morrow takes leave of the
Plucky City with great good will, and
speaks very afiectionately OF Evansville
aud Little Rock, one or the other OF which
he suppOses will apply for positions in
the league. If President Morrow thinks
that Evansville and Little Rock can
jump from home to Charleston, from
Charleston to New Orleans aud play in
those cities for only $50 each game and
still live, President MGrrow,s experience
in the league the past two seasons has
failed to teach him anything. Business
sense and business sagacitY, watch
will have to be th4 incentive to
league managers hereafter, instead of
sentiment, would seem to teach President
Morrow to discover that clubs can't do
any such thing, as Is indicated above will
have to be done, and make even half ex-
penses. Tue limit of $50 is folly, and was
put In to choke off smaller towns, and il
has succeeded in running away four of
the best ball towns IN the South; cities
that have had experience, and would
meet with more success than ever the
row. s'long Southern League, ira la. We
Will sec what kind OF league Knoxville,
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon, Augusta,
Birmingham and Columbus will make, in
which all parties will be given an equal
ly fair chance. 1t ia probable these cities
will form a lea ue and conduct base ball
on business principles"
MOBILE UNCERTAIN.
4 Mobile dispatch does not picture q
very glowing condition OF things there.
1t says: There has arisen an unex.
pected complication in base ball matters
mere. The money to the extent OF $4,000
has been subscribed, and the association
officers elected Thursday night. There
remained but 10 collect the $1,000 forfeit
money aud forward it to the Treasurer Of
The southern League, and Mobiles entry
tor the season of 1887 would be- COM
that confidence in the enterprise tnat is
necessary in order tbaJ il snail prove a
success. Mr.. A. opira has been the most
enthusiastic in MS support OF the prOpO-
sitiun TO organize for entrance into the
Southern League, and has offered 10 put
up all the deficit money, but OF late he mas
been studying the matter, and mas res ched
tue conclusion that unless il OruEi!ses
better tAaD IL does he cannot give il the
support il needs. He says that be Is no.
at ali satisfied that the entrrDrIse Will
pay. principally haCNuce the provision re-
curing straight series OF games IN each
tOwAHnd he declares that unless 80 sat-
isfed~ he cannot be party to getting
other people 20 put their money !ntO il.
lie 10 willing 10 pay his subscription
aud use his OestelfOrts, but does not want
to be a director o. to persuade others 70
go into scneme which promises to end in
failure. Having made "A success Of most
undertakings, be win not enter one winch
LOOKS black At the start. inns is now TIE
case stands, and your correspondent
thinks it is very slim chance Tor Mobile,
50 lar as playing IN the Southern League
Is concerned. Further efforts VIII oe
made, Uui NJ, Spira is the chief influence,
which, being Withdrawn, leaves the 1850
ciattoH a. sea"